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Committee approves multiple temporary Children and Family Services rules, including contested‑case changes and elimination of adoption fees
Summary
The committee approved a package of temporary rule dockets from the Department of Health and Welfare affecting Child and Family Services: additions to the crisis‑level definition, contested‑case changes for the Child Protection Central Registry, elimination of adoption fees for children in custody, and a consolidating ZBR review.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved a series of temporary and ZBR (zero-based review) rule dockets from the Department of Health and Welfare affecting Children and Family Services.
Jared Larson, legislative and regulatory affairs chief, described several changes. One docket expands the definition of "crisis level of need" to give the department discretion when insufficient foster homes are available, for example for large sibling groups; the change allows differential compensation in extreme shortage situations. Larson said contested‑case rule changes for the Child Protection…
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